Track-raiser.



Patented out. 10, 1899.

A. A. NDBLE. TRACK RAISER. m ueazion med Mar. 16, was.

(No Model.)

.is'a'rearend elevation of the same.

' omen STATES] PATENTOFFICB ALPHEUs A. NOBLE, or WaTERBoRoUen, MAINE.

"TRACK- RAlSER.

SPECIFICATION forming 'part of Letters it-e no. 634,699, dated October 10, .1899.

Application filed March 16,

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHEUS A. NOBLE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at South Waterborough, in the county of York and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Track-Raisers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in-' vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius to makeand use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in track-raisers, and has for its object to construct a device whereby the rails of a railroadtrack are raised and held in a raised position While being leveled.

A further object of my invention is to construct a device whereby one man can accomplish the same amount of work as a number of men and do it better.

In describing my invention in detail refer-',

once is had to the accompanying drawings,

1 forminga part of this specification, wherein like figures of reference indicatesimilarparts throughout the several views, in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevationof my improved track-raiser with parts broken away. Fig.2 I Fig. 3 is a front 'end elevation of the same, the frame being in section." I

Referring to the d rawings,1;designates a hollowframe mounted on wheels 2 of the ordinary car-wheel type. [Secured to the frame 1 by means of .L-shaped irons 3:is a frame 4, which projects above and-below the same. Said frame-{i has secured at the top a brace 5. The

-opposite'end of said brace 5 is secured to thev rear end of the frame'l. Se'cured'insaid frame. 4 at a point predetermined from the bottom thereof are e'yebo'lts 6. Engagingsaid eye-. bolts-6 are rods 7, saidrods 7 havingtheends bent at substantially right angles and engaging an adjustable frame 8. Said framehas secured to its upper end arms 9, in vvhichisv secured a shaft 10. Secured to one endo'f ratchet-wheel 11. Secured to the upper-end 1899. Serial No. 709,305. (No model.)

but somewhat longer'thanthe rods 7.: Engaging said rods l-i and secured in frame are eyebolts 16. Pivot-ally secured to the frame 15 at 17 are dogs 18. Said dogs are provided with inwardly-extending arms 19, the ends of which project beyonda central point of the apparatus. Fulcrumed to one side of the frame 15 is a lever 20, to one end of which is secured a link 21. The lower end of said link 21 engages the armsof the dogs 18. The handle of said lever 20 is held in an elevated position by a dog 22. Secured to the dogs 18 at 23 is a chain 24, the opposite end of which is secur'edto the shaft 10. Fulcrumed to the frame 4 and on the rear side thereof is a lever 25, the opposite end of which is pivotally secured to a link 26. The opposite end of said link 26- is secured to the frame 8; The handle of said lever 25 is held in the depressed position by the dog 27.

Operationi Supposing all parts to be in the position] shown in "Fig. 2, the machine is moved along the track'to the point where the track is to be raised to a certain level, the dog 27 is disengaged from the lever 25, and the frame is lowered until the bottom rests on one of the cross-ties or on the ground between the cross-ties. y from the ratchet-wheel 11 and the chains 24' unwound from the shaft 10 until the dogs 18 reach a'point below the lower face of the rail. The lever 20 is then elevated until the engag 'ingfa'ce of the dogs 18 arehor'montal. The lever 20 is then secured in that position by the j dog 22; Toraise thetrack; the nails are withdrawn froinlthe cross-ties and the chains are won nd' on the shaft 10bythe levers 28, which a r I raises the frame 15and dogs 18, carrying the rails Withit, when the necessary repairs can beinade. i 1- Byr'the construction shownand described one man can accomplish more work than a number of men, and at the-same time do the 5 .workin less time. I I I It'will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim, and desire to secure by LettersPatout, is--- ;1. In an apparatusof the class described, a

horizontal frame, a vertical frame, a sliding The dog '12 is then released 80- I frame carried by said vertical frame, a secondary sliding frame carried by said firstnamed sliding frame, and means carried by the sliding frame whereby the track is raised, Substantially as shown and described.

2. A' track-raiser consisting of a horizontal frame, a frame secured vertically to said horizontal frame, a sliding frame carried by said vertical frame, a sliding frame carried by said first-named sliding frame, dogs fulcrumed to the lower end of said last-named sliding frame, and means carried by said first-named sliding frame whereby the second sliding frame and dogs are raised to elevate the track, substantially as shown and described.

3. A track-raiser consisting of a horizontal f frame, a vertical frame 4 secured to said horizontal frame, a sliding frame 8 carried by said vertical frame 4, arms secured to the upper end of said frame 8, a shaft journaled in said arms, a sliding frame 15 carried by said frame 8, dogs fnlcrumed to the lower end of said frame 15, a lever to hold said dogs in an engaging position, chains secnred to said dogs and to the shaft whereby the frame 15 and the track are elevated, and means carried by the frame 4 whereby the frame 8 is raised and lowered, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALPHEUS A. NOBLE. Witnesses i JAMES E. HEWVEY, ALBERT W. HUNT. 

